Maintenance Engineer

Apex Appoint; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

5% employer matched pension

Enhanced family leave

Private healthcare benefits

Discounted gym membership

Employee discounts

Ongoing training and development

Long-term career progression

Job summary

Apex Appoint are recruiting a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician to support a highly automated operation in Shrewsbury. You will carry out planned preventative maintenance, react to breakdowns and participate in continuous improvement across conveyors, motors and control systems.

Reporting into the Engineering Team, you will diagnose faults from electrical drawings, work on three-phase motors and drives, and ensure equipment reliability with a strong emphasis on safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Experience with electrical and mechanical fault finding in automated environments.
• Planned and reactive maintenance experience across conveyors and automated machinery.
• Reading electrical and mechanical drawings and schematics.

Responsibilities

• Planned preventative maintenance (PPMs).
• Reactive electrical and mechanical fault finding.
• Diagnosing faults using electrical drawings and test equipment.
• Working on motors, drives, sensors and control systems.
• PLC fault finding and basic interrogation.
• Supporting continuous improvement projects.
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records.
• Working safely in line with company procedures and engineering standards.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Mechanical fault finding

Planned maintenance

Reactive maintenance

Conveyors & automated machinery

PLC fault finding

Reading drawings

Three-phase motors & drives

Inverters & sensors

Pneumatics & hydraulics

Education

NVQ Level 3 Engineering Maintenance

City & Guilds

Time-served Apprenticeship

HNC/HND (desirable)

Equivalent electrical or mechanical qualifications

Tools

Siemens PLC

Allen Bradley PLC

Job description

Are you a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer looking to join a business investing heavily in its engineering function? We're recruiting for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician to support a highly automated operation, carrying out planned preventative maintenance, reactive breakdowns and continuous improvement activities across a wide range of automated equipment.

The Role

Reporting into the Engineering Team, you'll be responsible for ensuring equipment reliability and minimising downtime across a busy automated operation.

• Planned preventative maintenance (PPMs)
• Reactive electrical and mechanical fault finding
• Diagnosing faults using electrical drawings and test equipment
• Working on motors, drives, sensors and control systems
• PLC fault finding and basic interrogation
• Supporting continuous improvement projects
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records
• Working safely in line with company procedures and engineering standards

Following an initial training period on days (approximately 4-8 weeks), you'll move onto a 4 on 4 off shift pattern.

About You

We're keen to speak with electrically or mechanically biased Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineers from manufacturing, FMCG, logistics, automation, warehousing or industrial environments.

You’ll ideally have experience with:

• Electrical and mechanical fault finding
• Planned and reactive maintenance
• Conveyors and automated machinery
• Three-phase motors and drives
• Inverters and sensors
• Pneumatics and hydraulics
• PLC fault finding (Siemens, Allen Bradley or similar advantageous)
• Reading electrical and mechanical drawings

Qualifications

Ideally you'll hold one of the following:

• NVQ Level 3 Engineering Maintenance
• City & Guilds
• Time-served Apprenticeship
• HNC/HND (desirable)

Equivalent electrical or mechanical engineering qualifications will also be considered.

Salary & Benefits

• 25 days holiday
• 5% employer matched pension
• Enhanced family leave
• Private healthcare benefits
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee discounts
• Ongoing training and development
• Long-term career progression

If you're looking for a business that values its engineers and offers genuine long-term career opportunities, we'd love to hear from you.